From the aforesaid facts and circumstances it is quite evident that the condition of the Kashmiri prisoners lodged in different wards of Tihar is very bad as they have been deprived of all the facilities by the jail authorities. There is no TV in their wards where they have been kept and even the facility of radio or newspapers is not available to them, though the said facility is available to other prisoners lodged in the said jail. They had the facility of a canteen but that facility has also been taken away from them. They are taken to the courts but their cases are adjourned by months together without recording any progress. In NIA Court, proceedings are to be conducted on daily basis but the Kashmiri prisoners are denied the said right by the courts without any rhyme or reason. Inside the jail also they are subjected to discrimination also while as all other prisoners are free to talk their families 7 (seven) times in a week, Kashmiri prisoners are allowed to talk only twice in a week and that too for 5 minutes only and are made to pay heavy amount as the cost of such taking on phone.The Bar Association has accordingly decided to take up the matter of these prisoners before the High Court of J&K and to ensure that these prisoners get fair deal at the hands of the Tihar jail authorities.

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